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oh. hi! 3 Jun 2011 | 01:16 pm
Well, I officially failed at blogging about my farm summer last year. It was hot. It was full of magical produce. It was full of inside jokes with my fellow interns. Overall, it was great. After a fe...
beets beets, the magical root! 7 Jun 2010 | 05:01 am
A lot of new crops have appeared since I last updated this blog. The strawberries have finally finished (hooray!) and we have a variety of summer crops popping up. My newest favorite crop is the beets...
the farmer on the dell 6 Jun 2010 | 04:16 am
Okay, okay. I know I've been slacking on this whole "blog posting" thing lately. I've been busy! But, I'll try and be better about it - at least for a little while. One of the reasons I haven't updat...
Farm life and feminism 7 May 2010 | 01:02 pm
Pitchforks, dirt, weed-whackers, bugs, speed, gravel, Schlitz, tractors. Shade, flowers, craft time, herbs, tea, conversation, bouquets, care. Currently on the farm, I am the only full-time female i...
It's official: I'm a farm hand 4 May 2010 | 01:58 pm
This is post-hand washing and post-shower scrubbing. I'm stained for the summer. And calloused. Hooray!
I'll bet you didn't know 28 Apr 2010 | 11:30 am
...lots of the random information that I'm about to share with you. 1. Lots of people learn in elementary school that lady bugs (which are actually beetles, not bugs) are good because they eat aphids...
It's spring, just in case you haven't noticed 22 Apr 2010 | 01:36 pm
Everyone seems to love spring. I think spring is pretty nice, but frankly, I've always been more of a summer person. This is continuing to provide true in my farm-world, as my impatience for new crops...
Strawberries! 16 Apr 2010 | 11:35 am
Each morning after breakfast this week, I've been taking a stroll up to the rows of strawberries and selecting two red, juicy, delicious ones for my post-breakfast dessert. Today, we harvested some to...
CHICKEN DEATH 15 Apr 2010 | 12:52 pm
Yesterday, I had the bloodshed of thousands of poor, innocent chickens on my hands. No - our farm doesn't have any of the feathered beasts (gracias por dios), but apparently vegetables like to eat pu...
Lesson learned 13 Apr 2010 | 12:37 pm
I spent about 80% of my day today bending over to reach something or other on the ground. In addition to my neck and back being insanely sore and tired, I have a fantastic strip of sunburn on my lower...
